Nappily Ever After

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Venus Johnson has a great job, a beautiful home, and a loving live-in boyfriend named Clint. She also has a weekly beauty-parlour date with Tina, who keeps Venus's long, processed hair slick and straight. But when her boyfriend keeps balking at commitment, and the thought of another hour at the salon is just too much, Venus decides to give it up - all of it. She trades in the long hair for a dramatically short, natural cut and sends Clint packing. It's a bold declaration of independence - and one that has effects she never could have imagined. Reactions from friends and co-workers range from concern to contempt to outright condemnation. When Clint moves on and starts dating a voluptuous, long-haired beauty, Venus is forced to question what she really wants out of life. With wit, resilience, and a lot of determination, she finally learns what true happiness is...on her own terms. Capturing the hopes, dreams, and conflicts of the contemporary black woman, NAPPILY EVER AFTER is a delicious story told with style, savvy, and humour.

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"Thomas offers painful but amusing insights into the politics of beauty, black culture, and male-female relationships;...in a league with Terry MacMillan and Bebe Moore Campbell." - Booklist "An empowering debut novel...fast and funny." - Publishers Weekly "A smashing debut...lively and engaging." - Essence

Author Bio

Trisha R. Thomas was born in San Diego and lives in the Pacific Northwest. Her first novel, NAPPILY EVER AFTER, achieved a successful hardcover publication, with appearances on the Blackboard and Detroit Free Press best-seller lists and a nomination for an NAACP Image Award. She is working on her second novel, to be published in the summer of 2002.